Ukraine's foreign trade in goods in 2023 increased 2.5 times compared to 2022 - to $27.38 billion from $11.16 billion, the State Statistics Service reported.
According to the State Statistics Service, exports of goods from Ukraine in 2023 fell by 18% compared to 2022 to $36.19 billion, while imports increased by 14.9% to $63.56 billion.
The State Statistics Service specified that in December 2023, compared to November 2023, the seasonally adjusted volume of exports increased by 19.2% to $3.17 billion, and imports by 12.5% to $5.56 billion.
The seasonally adjusted balance of foreign trade in December 2023 was negative and amounted to $2.39 billion, while in the previous month it was also negative - $2.28 billion.
The export-import coverage ratio in 2023 was 0.57 (0.8 in 2022).
Foreign trade operations were conducted with partners from 230 countries of the world.
It was previously reported that the negative balance of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods in January-November 2023 increased 2.8 times compared to the same period in 2022 - to $24.35 billion from $8.57 billion.
